The music of Franz Liszt is some of the most technically demanding repertoire for pianists. Thankfully, 12-year-old Ella Kim was up to the challenge!
For today’s Daily Joy, here is her virtuosic performance of Liszt’s “Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli.”
Herndon, Virginia Ella will be joining her sister for a livestream concert on May 15, 2020. Ella most recently appeared on Show 384 in Fairfax, Virginia on February 29, 2020. She previously appeared on Show 373.
Ella Kim (piano), 12, lives in Herndon, Virginia, where she is in sixth grade at Navy Elementary School. She first appeared on From the Top last summer as part of an eight-handed piano ensemble in San Marcos, Texas. Ella studies piano with Dr. Wen-Yin Chan at the Levine School of Music. Her proudest musical achievement has been performing at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, after winning first place in the International Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington, D.C. Outside of music, Ella enjoys tae kwon do, art, and swimming.
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